Ship Detained After Injury of Crew Member
On March 9, a ship has been detained by the Oristano port captain after a crew member was injured onboard the vessel.
What happened?
The vessel ‘TK Rotterdam’ carrying grains was taken into custody by the...
Engine Room Fire Off Lismore Lighthouse
On March 13, the engine room of a ferry caught fire off Lismore lighthouse and was at the danger of drifting towards the shore.
What happened?
The ferry ‘Ronja Skye’ suffered a fire in its engine...
France Launches Carbon-free Wind Powered Cruise Ship
STX France has launched a carbon-free cruise design that uses wind as its main source of power – a design that is first of its kind. And the wind technology solution will be tested on...
Marine Amazon Unveiled
Singapore-based Moscord has unveiled a new platform styled as a "Maritime Amazon" that seeks to change the way ship supply is done, with a data-driven ship-to-supplier marketplace that enables direct transactions between buyers and...
Tufton Buys Two Vessels
Fund management firm Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited has purchased two sub-Panamax containerships for a price of USD 22.8 million.
The company informed that the vessels will have charters of at least two years and three years,...
Size Isn’t Everything
It isn’t the size of your port that matters – it’s what you do with it. Felicity Landon reports on a new ‘connectivity index’.
It's reassuring that even in the ports world, the best things...
LNG Brick Bunker Tank Prototype Tested
GTT has completed the test phase of its new LNG Brick® bunker tank technology. The verification programme, carried out in Korea under cryogenic conditions, demonstrated the satisfactory performance of the new membrane tank system.
GTT...
Robots in Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said, Sunday that it will use robots to build ships for the first time in the industry to improve efficiency and cut costs.
The world's largest shipbuilder has recently completed a...
Oil Tanker Explodes Off Mukah
On 13th march, two people were severely injured after an explosion onboard an oil tanker in Tanjung Manis.
What happened?
The oil tanker was docked at the port, and was undergoing maintenance work when it exploded...
Alang Shipyards Better than China Says Maersk
This time around, three yards in Alang seem to have broken ranks from the rest of the crowd in India as well as southeast Asia and surged ahead, reportedly, over its improvement in demolition...